# Accident 19890331005109A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Sitka, AK, March 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.7297° N, 134.9991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7297&lon=-134.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9182L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9182L-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 19 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890331005109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT A BOAT WAKE ON WATER TAKEOFF, LOST CONTROL, A WING DIPPPED INTO WATER AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WATER SIDEWAYS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA063), Mar 31, 1989: Bellanca 7GCBC (N9182L), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUING THE TAKEOFF DESPITE THE LARGE BOAT WAKE AND GUSTING WIND. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LOW FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9182L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741226043139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741226043139A), Dec 26, 1974: Blanca 7GCBC (N9182L), Cross Plains, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd twice to de-ice acft & took off. Eng lost pwr,r muffler loose. Supplies carb heat. Lnd in brush.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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